Ancient Philosophy Quiz

_______ founded the Academy in Athens and used the term "element".

• Plato

• Empedocles

• Heraclitus

• Leucippus

Who introduced air?

• Empedocles

• Thales

• Anaximenes

• Heraclitus

Who introduced water?

• Anaximenes

• Heraclitus

• Thales

• Empedocles

_______ and his student Aristotle were believed by the people during those times.

• Empedocles

• Plato

• Heraclitus

• Leucippus

Who introduced earth, air, fire, and water?

• Empedocles

• Xenophanes

• Anaximenes

• Heraclitus

Plato added the fifth element which is?

• Aether

• Atom

• Earth

• Air

_______ is a philosophy practiced throughout Egypt and Eurasia which aimed to purify and perfect materials through transmutation.

• Alchemy

• Platonic Solids

• Aristotelian Elements

• Elixir of life

It refers to a concept originating from ancient Greek philosophy. There are four elements: Earth, fire, water, and air.

• Elements

• Classical Elements

• Alchemy

• Nucleosynthesis

Who introduced fire?

• Xenophanes

• Heraclitus

• Anaximenes

• Empedocles

Each element is a balance between two qualities.

• Aristotelian Elements

• Alchemy

• Platonic Solids

• Elixir of life